Improving the Lives of Korean Youth Through Outreach and Education
Improving the Lives of Korean Youth Through Outreach and Education
Just how we look forward to certain holidays and special celebrations in our own lives, the children look forward to special programs hosted by KKOOM, whether they are a camping trip, arts/crafts camp, or a holiday party. Every year, we host Christmas parties by sponsoring gifts, meals, and activities at three KKOOM-supported children’s homes in the Gyeongsangbuk-do region. We also partner with organizations in Seoul who support other children’s homes.
Celebrating Chuseok for the children we serve helps normalize the holiday so they can still feel extra love from those surrounding them. Outside of the Lunar New Year […]
Most of my first six months living in Korea in the spring of 2013 is a blur. It was my first real experience living out of the United […]
On the first night of arriving in Daegu as a newly inducted Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA), my phone vibrated, notifying me of a message from Instagram. Grace […]
*Children’s Day is a special day in Korea. On May 5th each year, parents take their children to a theme park or buy them a special present but […]
January is the beginning of a two-month vacation (similar to summer vacation in the American education system). For children’s homes, their fiscal year budget doesn’t begin until March, […]